The Billionaire's Fake Fiancee

Prologue

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I never imagined my life could fall apart in a single day.

One moment, I was walking into the office of my dream job, hoping for a promotion. The next, I was escorted out in front of everyone, with whispers behind my back and pity in their eyes. My father’s fraud case had made headlines. My name—our name—was everywhere, smeared and ruined. The Wayne family was now a national disgrace, and I was the unfortunate daughter carrying the weight of it.

Credit cards frozen. Apartment seized. Every door I knocked on slammed shut.

Until I met him.

Damien Blackwood. Billionaire CEO. Cold. Sharp. Powerful. The kind of man who walked into a room and owned it without saying a word. He didn’t care about feelings or reputations—he dealt in contracts, not kindness.

And yet, he made me an offer.

“Pretend to be my fiancée. For one month. In exchange, I’ll make your problems disappear.”

It was ridiculous. Immoral. Insane.

But I said yes.

I didn’t have a choice.

Now I live in his world—a world of money, secrets, and lies. A world where I have to smile like I’m in love, when the only thing I feel is fear.

Because pretending to love Damien Blackwood might be the easiest part.

It’s pretending not to fall for him that might destroy me.